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Objective: To determine whether the timing of therapeutic endoscopic injection affects prognosis in major peptic ulcer bleeding. Design: Single operator, prospective study of high-risk patients treated by injection therapy, during routine working hours or out of hours. Outcome was further related to the timing of endoscopy. Setting: Four acute admitting units in the Lothian region, UK: Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Western General Hospital, Eastern General Hospital and St John's Hospital, Livingston. Patients: The study included 114 patients undergoing attempted emergency endoscopic injection treatment for bleeding peptic ulcer between November 1991 and September 1992 |
